Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.19/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.07 against this barn's trailing median of $411.26.

Average price

$336.19

78 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$21.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs KY average

+3.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	336.75	1,835	76
Medium and Large 2-3	530	315.00	1,670	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.75/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $411.26 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale78 hd

336.19

—

KY average16 barns · 862 hd

330.30

+5.89

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

+3.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.26

−75.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,627	205.95	3,350	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	160.83	2,606	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	155.22	2,075	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	135.46	1,440	23
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	201.15	2,510	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,748	217.31/cwt	201.00–237.50	3,799	6
Bulls	—	—	1,481	192.32/cwt	189.00–197.00	2,848	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,248	201.15/cwt	185.00–219.00	2,510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,636	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	153.26/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,732	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	115.26/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	248.57/cwt	240.00–257.50	2,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	365.55/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,095	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	356.01/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	288.63/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,925	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	266.57/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	266	408.80/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	282.53/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	307.78/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	245.01/cwt	242.50–247.50	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	359.15/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	390.20/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	392.63/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	382.55/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	364.64/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	316.26/cwt	300.00–323.00	2,109	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	337.18/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,902	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	361.04/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,946	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	364.16/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	290.13/cwt	283.00–297.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	265.72/cwt	264.00–267.50	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	383.71/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,995	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	285.16/cwt	275.25–288.00	2,298	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	322.67/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,055	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	304.78/cwt	298.00–313.00	2,176	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	341.00/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,824	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	928	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,738	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	348.44/cwt	337.00–370.00	2,185	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	287.90/cwt	287.25–299.00	2,139	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	378.61/cwt	378.00–382.50	2,128	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	793	299.55/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,375	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	337.60/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,955	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	311	352.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	340.08/cwt	332.00–347.50	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	889	296.56/cwt	284.50–300.00	2,636	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	331.00/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,214	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	170.20/cwt	161.00–191.00	2,776	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	165.70/cwt	151.00–193.00	2,217	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	140.86/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,945	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	137.64/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,481	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,275	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	117.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,884	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	901	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,135	55
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	414.23/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	414.11/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	432.06/cwt	417.50–455.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	326.92/cwt	295.00–342.00	1,563	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	336.26/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,110	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	431.51/cwt	422.50–437.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	417.09/cwt	412.50–421.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	412.84/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	338	434.50/cwt	412.50–457.50	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	662	323.58/cwt	317.50–326.00	2,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	390.86/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,517	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	519	389.44/cwt	380.00–391.00	2,021	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	193	552.27/cwt	535.00–570.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	623	338.02/cwt	322.50–350.00	2,106	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	765	285.50/cwt	285.00–286.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	721	292.87/cwt	282.50–300.00	2,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	242.11/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	262.01/cwt	260.00–263.00	2,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	424.38/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,358	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,971	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,091	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu May 29, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,056Last week 928Year ago 1,327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 56Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,748	201.00–237.50	217.31
5	—	1,481	189.00–197.00	192.32
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	185.00–219.00	201.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	129.00–130.00	129.50
4	—	1,313	106.00–124.00	115.26
27	—	1,338	151.00–193.00	165.70
5	—	1,381	135.00–149.00	140.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	150.00–156.00	153.26
11	—	1,076	131.00–147.00	137.64
5	—	1,004	125.00–129.00	126.97
3	—	1,022	114.00–120.00	117.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,631	161.00–191.00	170.20
1	—	1,565	114.00	114.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	340.00–360.00	352.93
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	475	332.00–347.50	340.08
8	550–600	579	325.00–347.00	337.60
1	850–900	850	207.50	207.50
1	900–950	910	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	385.00–397.50	392.63
2	400–450	437	385.00	385.00
6	450–500	472	377.50–390.00	382.55
7	500–550	539	350.00–367.50	361.04
6	550–600	577	357.50–370.00	364.16
3	650–700	682	310.00	310.00
7	800–850	814	230.00–247.50	242.11
2	850–900	873	240.00–257.50	248.57
1	950–1000	965	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	417.50–455.00	432.06
5	300–350	320	405.00–440.00	424.38
4	350–400	366	407.50–420.00	414.23
3	400–450	415	402.50–422.50	414.11
12	500–550	519	380.00–391.00	389.44
5	600–650	623	322.50–350.00	338.02
4	650–700	662	317.50–326.00	323.58
6	700–750	721	282.50–300.00	292.87
2	750–800	765	285.00–286.00	285.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	382.50–397.50	390.20
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	477	391.00	391.00
2	500–550	525	350.00–362.50	356.01
8	550–600	573	361.00–370.00	365.55
2	650–700	687	313.00	313.00
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	755	289.00	289.00
3	900–950	928	260.00–263.00	262.01
1	950–1000	970	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	520	375.00–395.00	383.71
22	550–600	562	378.00–382.50	378.61
45	600–650	627	337.00–370.00	348.44
4	650–700	669	322.50–340.00	331.00
21	700–750	714	298.00–313.00	304.78
78	750–800	793	297.50–310.00	299.55
2	800–850	820	283.00–297.00	290.13
75	850–900	889	284.50–300.00	296.56
57	900–950	928	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	595	317.50	317.50
1	950–1000	980	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	412.50–457.50	434.50
5	350–400	370	422.50–437.00	431.51
6	400–450	418	412.50–421.00	417.09
7	450–500	457	410.00–415.00	412.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	355.00–365.00	359.15
7	450–500	480	357.50–370.00	364.64
4	500–550	519	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	557	290.00–317.00	307.78
3	600–650	630	270.00–295.00	282.53
11	650–700	667	280.00–295.00	288.63
5	700–750	713	250.00–275.00	266.57
2	750–800	765	264.00–267.50	265.72
2	800–850	833	242.50–247.50	245.01
1	900–950	915	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	193	535.00–570.00	552.27
5	250–300	266	400.00–415.00	408.80
9	350–400	388	385.00–397.50	390.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	500–550	535	320.00–346.00	341.00
26	550–600	564	320.00–350.00	337.18
72	600–650	637	310.00–345.00	322.67
15	650–700	667	300.00–323.00	316.26
51	700–750	743	287.25–299.00	287.90
3	750–800	776	282.50	282.50
174	800–850	806	275.25–288.00	285.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	310.00–350.00	336.26
2	350–400	378	360.00	360.00
16	450–500	478	295.00–342.00	326.92
1	500–550	510	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	550	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	640	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	780	230.00–240.00	234.94
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	900–950	901	237.00	237.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	905	231.00	231.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	830	237.50	237.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	192.50	192.50

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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